Jamie Foxx received the Ultimate Icon Award at the 2025 BET Awards in true legend fashion. The 57-year-old shared gratitude for the network and the “Black award” on stage on Monday night from the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles, accepting the prestigious honor from Stevie Wonder.

“I cannot even begin to express the love that I feel from everybody out there,” expressed the comedian to a standing ovation. “I gotta be honest, when I saw the In Memoriam, I was like, man, it could have been me. I don’t know why I went through what I went through, but I know my second chance, I’m not gonna turn down.”

He continued, “And I promised, ‘whatever reason you put this on me, I promise imma do right and imma do right in front of y’all. I know a lot of times when we get on, we forget about

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